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But only if it is all in pictures, after the first word, of course.
I would just like to say
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Isn't that how peeps like IKEA write their "how to assemble" instructions, to avoid translating into umpteen languages?But only if it is all in pictures, after the first word, of course.
Long time since I have seen one of those. (Only have one IKEA item anywhere, a bedstead, or pair of, which had to be modified and added to to make up to French King size!
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I've never bought from IKEA so I can't comment BUT Land Rover is a prime example if you ever buy any accessories from them.Isn't that how peeps like IKEA write their "how to assemble" instructions, to avoid translating into umpteen languages?
Long time since I have seen one of those. (Only have one IKEA item anywhere, a bedstead, or pair of, which had to be modified and added to to make up to French King size!
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The only Land Rover accessories I own, came with the vehicle!
But yes, the instructions to fit the seat covers are like that! (They are good, but they ain't washable like they are supposed to be, and the one on my seat is disgusting!
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I went to a LR dealer in my other model & quoted a part number for a dog guard I needed.when it arrived I tried to understand the instructions & nothing made sense.
Then I realised they had seen the LR I was in & decided I had gave them the wrong number & ordered what they wanted.
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Dick-heads! and patronising ones at that.
Two of my Discos came with fittings for a dog guard but no dog-guard, what the feck do POs do with them?
But I always found it cheaper to find them over tinternet. slotted in no probs and still using them all the time!
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It me so long to get mine on, I haven't tried to take 'em off to wash 'em.The only Land Rover accessories I own, came with the vehicle!
But yes, the instructions to fit the seat covers are like that! (They are good, but they ain't washable like they are supposed to be, and the one on my seat is disgusting!
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All the things I've bought from LR come with fitting in the price - just as well!Dick-heads! and patronising ones at that.
Two of my Discos came with fittings for a dog guard but no dog-guard, what the feck do POs do with them?
But I always found it cheaper to find them over tinternet. slotted in no probs and still using them all the time!
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I know what you mean. I tried to get a second hand guard but no brackets. Until a friend asked what they were in his disco.Dick-heads! and patronising ones at that.
Two of my Discos came with fittings for a dog guard but no dog-guard, what the feck do POs do with them?
But I always found it cheaper to find them over tinternet. slotted in no probs and still using them all the time!
I think if you remove them are there holes left in the covers?
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Fitting the seat covers is a bit fiddly.All the things I've bought from LR come with fitting in the price - just as well!
the guy who had the TD5 before us only used it for one thing, taking guns and their dogs around a shoot. So it had pukka LR rubber mats and seat covers. but although we have three Cockers, we don't need the covers on the seats all the time. So I do use the storage bags and the instructions, as they are not obvious.
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As you've prolly sussed already, i have never had to buy brackets, or almost.
Last one I bought, for the D2, came without the metal and plastic screw-down things that secure the base corners of the guard to the clips that sit on top of the trim pieces in front of the panniers, just behind the seatbelts. So I bought a fitting pack, which came with loads of spares and was very cheap, again off the internet. But looking at the ones that fit in the roof, I would imagine that, yes, they would leave holes once removed.
I seem to remember a thread on here with someone trying to find a fitting kit, he seemed to be having a hard time getting one. I offered him my spares but by the time he'd seen it, he had already found one.
If you need bits, tell me exactly what you need and I'll see if I can sort you out. Disco 2 mind!
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I removed all the tiling in my house & used wet wall comes in all nice designs n colours
nice clean & fairly simple if you can use a rule or measuring tape.
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I found the rear seat covers on this D4 easy to put on but the same can't be said for the front ones. I kept the boot rubber mat from my D2 to put in this D4 but I rarely move it 'cos it is so heavy and all the rest of the rubber mats are held in place with the 'special' clips and I have so much trouble turning those I just leave it for the LR dealer's minions to remove, clean and replace them when I have the service/work done.
Most of the time it is only my 'compartment' that gets mucky - even the dog's department is so heavily covered in mats and towels that the car carpets never see the light of day!
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According to this you might not have even had to remove your tiles.I removed all the tiling in my house & used wet wall comes in all nice designs n colours
nice clean & fairly simple if you can use a rule or measuring tape.
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Mate of mine slabbed a floor in a posh house with stone and he used old pennies. grade something listed. Old skool way of doing it. So, good on you!
Must admit I was tempted to do the same, though I don't know what coin I would have settled on, maybe 1 French cent (100th of a Euro) as they are small, like an old half new pence piece.
The only thing with the plastic cross pieces is that if a tile isn't exactly straight for some reason you can turn the cross piece sideways on so that you put two legs in the gap, which is just a fraction wider than one leg used the normal way on.
Haven't explained that very well, but the cross section of each leg of a 2mm spacer isn't square, it's rectangular, which can be handy. Not all tiles are exactly the same dimensions and when using narrow grout lines, which do look so much better/professional, you sometimes need to be a little bit more fussy.
From the tone of some posts here I get the feeling that I am in a bit of a minority enjoying tiling.
I never get tired of having a look at the kitchen tiles while waiting for the kettle to boil!
Using the penny measurement was also used when building boats ie cabinet doors ect
If it didnt fit do it again.
I had a ex bird called Penny
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According to this you might not have even had to remove your tiles.
No need to remove them but I had a great time smashing them off the wall
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More blocks on today was a nice but chilly day.....
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We have a 5 seater D2 and we put the dogs on the row of seats behind us. They lose hair all the time.I found the rear seat covers on this D4 easy to put on but the same can't be said for the front ones. I kept the boot rubber mat from my D2 to put in this D4 but I rarely move it 'cos it is so heavy and all the rest of the rubber mats are held in place with the 'special' clips and I have so much trouble turning those I just leave it for the LR dealer's minions to remove, clean and replace them when I have the service/work done.
Wifey made a special car seat cover for the two folding seats, out of an old duvet and towelling. It is tailor made for the seat, with holes in it for the seat-belt. With the waterproof covers on then duvet side down, towelling side up, they are as snug as bugs in rugs. We can thus secure their harnesses to the seat belts. And the special cover can be washed in the washing machine and dried in the tumble dryer. We use far fewer towels and not the three blankets we used to need.
Wifey should patent it!
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Here's a thing.....Lunch time today I seen a Bat flying about first time id seen one out during the day.
first time id seen one out during the day.
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No wonder she is your ex if you kept jamming her in cabinet doors and saying "Don't fit, do it again"!Using the penny measurement was also used when building boats ie cabinet doors ect
If it didnt fit do it again.
I had a ex bird called Penny
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